TIFF

This format is an example of a very universal graphics format, which brings with it, however,
great complexity and diversity in the of reading of this format. Together with the formats JPEG and
PNG, it is an international standard for coding static images. This format underwent relatively large
development. Its large scalability means that only a few programs can display all permitted variants
of this graphics format.

The file contains three types of block:

Abbreviation

English meaning

Meaning

H

Header

The header of the file

IFD

Image File Directory

Description of the importance of image data

I

Image data

Data of the image

Whereas 'H' occurs in the file only once, the 'IFD' and 'I'
blocks can be repeated.

The latest version, TIFF 6.0, supports data storage, where every 'tile' can be processed separately
(meaning to arrange, to change); which is very effective when you have a scanned picture of a very
large size (say, 100 MB or more) and you want to edit only a section of it. These tiles can be
compressed through permitted compression procedures, regardless of how neighboring tiles are
compressed. This format is used for professional uses.